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Postcode district · Gosport

Crime in PO12

How much crime is recorded in PO12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Gosport
Region
South East
Population
47,181 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO12

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO12, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PO12National
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting5.78.4
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary3.89.1
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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